Denzel Washington

 Denzel Washington, an American screenwriter, actor, and producer who has a net worth $280 million, is an American director, screenwriter, actor and screenwriter. When he is in his prime acting and producing seasons, Denzel Washington easily earns 60-80 million dollars.Denzel Hayes Washington, Jr. was born in Mount Vernon, New York on the 28th of December 1954. His parents and beauty salon owner Lennis and Pentecostal minister/municipal worker Denzel Washington, Sr., divorced when Denzel was 14.After divorce, Denzel's mother enrolled Denzel to the Oakland Military Academy in New Windsor, New York. The actor later would credit that decision with saving his life. He and his group of friends were on a risky path before he left for military school. Washington made a statement to Parade Magazine about the bad choices he and his closest acquaintances made prior to leaving for military school. He took a break for a semester to think about his future and figure out what his preferred major would be. In the course of that it was a time to spend a summer working at a YMCA camp.